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At least five dead after suspected gas blast at Taiwan mall
Published on 13/02/2025
» TAIPEI — A suspected gas explosion at a department store in the central Taiwanese city of Taichung killed at least five people and injured seven others on Thursday, the fire department said.
Chinese arrivals over Lunar New Year top pre-Covid levels
Published on 20/02/2024
» BEIJING - Chinese travellers flocked to tourist hot-spots across Asia over the Lunar New Year break, with visitor numbers and spending in destinations including Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia exceeding pre-Covid levels, Chinese travel operators say.
New cases in Japan top 20,000 again
Published on 14/08/2021
» New daily coronavirus cases in Japan topped 20,000 for the second straight day on Saturday, adding to pressure on the government to expand the state of emergency beyond Tokyo, Osaka and a few other prefectures.
The Quintessential
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 26/02/2021
» I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream, especially in this hot and humid weather. The heat is back and nothing better to cool down than with a lick of ice cream or a frothy milkshake.
Tokyu joins Japanese exit procession
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 29/10/2020
» Japan's Tokyu Department Store has become the latest Japanese retailer to pull out of Thailand.
Tokyu department store in Bangkok to close - Nikkei report
Online Reporters, Published on 28/10/2020
» The Tokyu department store in Bangkok will shut its doors in January, forced to close by rising competition and the loss of tourism, Nikkei financial news reported on Wednesday.
Bustling shopping experience at Central Pattana’s Shopping Centres during ‘9.9 promotional campaign’
Published on 10/09/2020
» Bustling shopping experience at Central Pattana’s Shopping Centres during ‘9.9 promotional campaign’ revealing consumers’ confidence as traffic resume at 80%-100% with new normal social-disciplined lifestyle
More of city soul falls victim to 'gentrification'
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/09/2020
» At the same time when thousands of shoppers and netizens lamented the closure of 28-year-old Isetan Department Store, Bangkok lost one of its oldest food shops in Bang Rak district, known for its authentic khao mok gai (Thai chicken biryani) and oxtail soup.
Isetan bids farewell to shoppers after 3 decades in Thailand
Published on 31/08/2020
» Isetan will shut its doors for good at close of business on Monday, after three decades in Bangkok as one of the most popular Japanese department stores.
No country for foreign retailers
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 06/04/2020
» Efforts by foreign retailers to establish a presence in Thailand have faced an uphill climb.